Arunachalam Muruganantham Quotes

Arunachalam Muruganantham

Profession : Businessman

Birth : November 25, 1961

I didn't take the money route because I saw my parents struggle for survival.

Arunachalam Muruganantham

I suffered a lot when I tried to make sanitary napkins and promote the idea. My family - including my mother and wife - deserted me. Villagers even tied me to a tree and beat me. But after seeing me successful now, they come and say that they all knew that I would become famous one day.

Arunachalam Muruganantham

I converted a problem into an opportunity.

Arunachalam Muruganantham

To help my mother, I started working as a workshop helper. There I learned welding and other tools.

Arunachalam Muruganantham

I don't have any plans to make money for myself. All I wish to do is empower rural women in our country.

Arunachalam Muruganantham

The taboo regarding menstruation exists across the world, even among the educated.

Arunachalam Muruganantham

What kept me going was my desire to provide a hygiene product for my wife.

Arunachalam Muruganantham

I am becoming a solution provider. I'm very happy. I don't want to make this as a corporate entity. I want to make this as a local sanitary pad movement across the globe.

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I have been working in north Indian villages, so I know the truth. Compared to the south Indian states, north India is less developed, and there's little awareness on menstrual hygiene.

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There should be awareness on menstrual hygiene among men as well.

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Most of the students whom I have lectured were inquisitive to learn and contribute towards my vision. So, the youth who want to achieve in life can do a lot for society.

Arunachalam Muruganantham

Quality napkins are made in villages at a cost of just Rs 2 per piece with my simple and cost-effective machines.

Arunachalam Muruganantham

To break the age-old taboos and to see girls and women use pads was a difficult task.

Arunachalam Muruganantham

When I work in the remotest villages, it reminds me of who I am... India is not built on 14 metros and 100 cities. It's made up of 600,000 villages.

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I had been getting queries from regional filmmakers to do a movie based on my work. But I did not want my work and mission - to create awareness on menstrual hygiene - to be restricted to only a part of the country. In fact, I wanted to do the movie in Hollywood.

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A lot of people making a lot of money, billion, billions of dollars accumulating. Why are they coming for, finally, for philanthropy? Why the need for accumulating money, then doing philanthropy? What if one decided to start philanthropy from the day one?

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The most difficult thing is changing people's mindset.

Arunachalam Muruganantham

The world has a shortage of solution providers. Everybody want to be in the 'Forbes' list.

Arunachalam Muruganantham

The government should include menstrual hygiene in the curriculum.

Arunachalam Muruganantham